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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 4, 1909. 



Jottings. 



George Koinberg staged a group of 



eight vai'ieties of roses, a vase of oat- 



tleyas and some asparagus, not for com- 

 jietitioii. 



The altciulani-c on tlic lirst two days 

 Avas excellent, helter than nsual. AVhile 

 Secretary I-iiirdett lias had little material 

 for Ills ))ress work, he has i-ecei\ed the 

 usual liberal support acioided by the city 

 papers ami the public is responiling most 

 satisfactorily. 



As the ■week jirogresses many additional 

 features will be lirought in and an artistic 

 and iinancial succc^ss seems assured. The 

 show lasts till Sunday night. 



One of the features is a Japanese tea 

 room at the north end of the hall, where 

 appetizing icfreshments are served. Tiie 

 tea room is a distinct addition to the 

 show and one wliich it is hoped to make 

 permanent. 



Tlie management, tlirough long ])rac- 

 tice, has become marvelously etiicient. 

 From top to bottom, each individual in 

 the managenu^nt has liecome so fannliar 

 with the needs of each situation that a 

 ten-thousand-dollar show is handled with 

 the precision of professioiial showmen. 

 Ed IlausAvirth is handling the admissions, 

 as usual. 



After the judging of the mums hail 

 been (•omi)lete(| the entry of ]•]. (!. Hill 

 Co.. wiii(di had been given first for twelve 

 blooms bronze, was dis((ualitied for fail- 

 ure to make proper eidry. There were 

 several ))rotes1ed awards jjecanse of time 

 of entry. 



John T. Temple is to si'r\(> as a judge 

 at St. Louis next week. 



A. (". Urown, Springtield, 111., put u]> 

 a fine vase of his new carnation Sangamo 

 on Wednesday. 



The mendjers of Suckling Pig Club 

 have new and exceedingly a])|)ropriate 

 badges, which are large enongli so the 

 supporters of this famous organization 

 may 1)e readily identified. The club will 

 ha\e a meeting later in the week. 



Visitors. 



The Chicago Florists' Club will enter- 

 tain the visitors at a stag ]iarty on the 

 second floor of the Coliseum annex Thurs- 

 day evening. Xovemlier 4, where there 

 will be ]>Ienty of rcd'reshments and a pro- 

 fessional vaudeville program guaranteed 

 to anuise. On the same evening the visit- 

 ing ladies will be entertaine<l at a thea- 



ter party at the Auditorium, with a 

 lunchenn afterwards. 



The visitors registered up to Wednes- 

 day afternoon wcic: 



Aniciiidlil, i;d\v., Jnncsvillc, Wis. 



Hiiiir. A. !■". J.. Iiidhiiiiipolis. 



Ilii'iiliiiijjii, It. J., Siii'in^'licld. HI. 



ISiuwii. A. C, .Sl>iiiiglU'ld, 111. 



J'.iicUlicr, 11. W.. Ki.cktuid, 111. 



liiiiiiicistcr, ("iKi.'-., .MihviUikcc. 



• dies, \V. W., ;uid wife, KokiiiiKi, liid. 



CiuIiIj. (icui';.'i' !•".. (Jiund Uapids;. 



l).\>iii};<T, (Jcu., loiiiii, .Midi. 



Hllsudilli, E. 1). and wilo, Kansas City. 



KiMi'iicli. Alfred. I'aris, France. 



Kvans, J. A. and wife, Uicliinond, liid. 



I'icld. (Ji'ifrKe, Wasliingtun, 1). C. 



Ciillltli, Wni. II., Lake I'urest, 111. 



llaitiinK, l.ouis, Two Kiver.s, Wis. 



llciinan, 1'. II., (.'ounell llluffs. 



Hess, J. J., Omaha. 



.liilmsoii, A., Lake Geneva, Wis. 



.ruiKens, Wni., and wife. Newport, It. I. 



Karins, ,T. J., IMiiladeli)liia. 



KneelU, Frank, Fort Wa.vne, Ind. 



Knopf, t'liarles, Itielnnoud, Ind. 



Loveridye, ('., and wife, Peoria, 111. 



Lnnnland, W. 1*., Lake Geneva, Wis. 



.McLane, Jolin I., Lake Forest, 111. 



.Mann, \'.;\v\. Itirlini<ind, Ind. 



Manos, '1'., Milwaukee. 



.Me.vei', Auj:., Janesville, Wis. 



.Mellstroni. Tlionias, i;in.!;es, Belgium. 



.\ol)el, I'eter. Milwaukee. 



Olinjier, P. J., and wife, Cincinnati. 



Olsani, F., Ames, la. 



illsani, Miss L.vdia, Ames, la. 



Perkins, (J. IL, Newark, N. Y. 



Pliilpot, 11. y... Winiiipej;, Manitoba. 



I'ierson. Wallace It., Cromwell, Conu. 



Pollworth. ('. C. and wife. .Milwaukee. 



Sciiniilt, Clias, A., Cleveland. 



.Selientliin, (J, A,, Sr., La Crosse, Wis. 



Sellenlliin. (i. .\., Jr., La. Crosse, Wis. 



.Sked. ,1. F., Kenver, 



Skidelsk.v, S. S., Plilladelpliia. 



.Stunfleii, J. F., Detroit. 



'reuiple, .1. T., I>aveni)ort, la. 



Tiplad.v, Jolin, Lake (Jeneva, Wis. 



Tiplad.v, Walt(>r. Lake Geneva. Wis. 



Tolman, Henry, Walworth, Wis, 



Warneke, Chas., Detroit. 



Wliitnall, C. It., Milwaukee. 



\Vic;;and, (ieori^e 15., Indianapolis. 



Valentine, ,T. A.. Denver. 



Z.iellen. Paul, La Crosse, Wis. 



ROCHESTER. 



The first flower show of the Comnier- 

 ciiil Florists' .\ssociation opened at Con- 

 vention hall Tuesday afternoon, Novem- 

 ber L', with a display of floral wealth 

 and beauty seldom seen at such exhibi- 

 tions. Convention hall was one immense, 

 undivided garden of beauty, and the vis- 

 itor was guided along paths and walks 

 amid tro})ical gardens, dense with palms 

 and ferns, and beds of violets and roses; 

 and masses of dirysanthemums, bouvar- 

 diiis and juiimilas which snuled at one 

 as he jiassed from tmc glorious view to 

 anotiier still more beautiful. 



At tlie rear of the hall, and reaching 

 twenty feet toward the ceiling, a rock 



ganlen wtis coustnuded, from the top ,f 

 which a cascade tossed and tumbled ;,, 

 the little lake below. The walls of 

 building were covered with scenic p;i 

 ings, and from the center of the r > 

 thousands of yards of southern sin; 

 were gracefully festooned to the s 

 porting columns. 



To mention each exhibit separai' 

 would tiike a volume of many pages, I 

 tiinong the attractive and educational tV 

 tares were specimens from the herbariu 

 of Conrad Yollertsen, consisting of abi. 

 I'OO {)lants grown in Monroe county, niii 

 of them mitive aim all growing with ci^ 

 tivation. These specimens were so bea 

 tifully pressed and mounted, and cover, 

 with glass and framed, that they made 

 particularly attractive exhibit. A pin 

 of the famous Kimball orchid collectie 

 was shown by I\Irs. W. S. Kimball. Tlu - 

 were undoubtedly the most intcrestii,. 

 and rarest of the many beautiful ex 

 hibits. One of the treasures of the coi 

 lection was the Cypripedium Kimball i 

 anuin, named in honor of William S 

 Kimball, and highly prized by the world ' 

 orchidists. The remarkable thing abou 

 this plant is that it is the first orchi. 

 discovered to be a natural hybrid, a di^ 

 covery made Avith the microscope, by Pre 

 fessor Reichenbach, the greatest author 

 ity on orchids ever known. The plan* 

 was found in New (Juinea and boughi 

 from tlie finders by Mr. Kimball. WTiih' 

 the delicate orchids to the number m 

 about fifty, among them the exceeding!} 

 rare, pure pink variety, Cattleya Bow- 

 ringeana, and Cypripedium Ilarrisianuni. 

 a rare green variety, formed a consider 

 able part of Mrs. Kimball's exhibit, the 

 major part was a display of chrysantlie 

 mums. In the center was a section oi 

 American chrysanthemums, a number oi 

 the most beautiful varieties being grouped 

 around the large, white President Taft, 

 and the whole surmounted by the Amer 

 ican Hag. Surrounding the American 

 section were groups of English, Austra 

 lian and French chrysanthemums, with 

 their respective flags above them. Among 

 the choicest English blooms were the 

 Glitter, a yellow with a sheen that does 

 not belie the name; O. 11. Broomhead, 

 maroon ; Benjamin Wells, yellow and 

 burnt orange; Mrs. M. Tliorne, yellow, 

 and the Rose Pockett, aptly named. In 

 the Frencdi section were, President Ctir 

 not, a large, straw yellow variety; the 

 yellow Clirysanthemiste Montigny; the 



Poehlmann's Col. Appleton. K. (J. Hill's Maj, Bonnaffon. 



Two of the ^inest Exhibits of Cut Chrysanthemums at the Big Chicago Show This Week. 



